Showcasing nature
Nepal plans to open the highest lake in the world for tourists from May 1. Tilicho lake, at 5119 metres above sea level, is also noted for its natural beauty and religious significance to local
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Stakeholder Workshop on air quality and transportation challenges in Kathmandu
<p>Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organised a Stakeholder Workshop on Air quality and transportation challenges in Kathmandu on December 27 in collaboration with Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Government of Nepal. </p>
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Endangered lake
environmentalists have warned that Nepal's Phewa lake could disappear within 20 years time if mindless pollution of its waters and unplanned tilling of the land around it continue. The lake,
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ILLEGAL LOGGING
Earlier it was "Green Forests are Nepal's Wealth", now it is "Green Forests are TCN's Wealth", TCN stands for the Timber Corporation of Nepal. Thanks to the politicians, the state-owned entity now
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Steep crisis
UNESCO asked to list Mount Everest as endangered
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Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal, January 2014
<p>Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal</p>
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South Asia
coke unit shut: The Maoist labour union in Nepal has shutdown the country's only Coca-Cola bottling company, Bottlers Nepal, due to an ongoing dispute regarding employment of contract workers. The
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Nepal State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, October, 2014
<p><strong>The use of System Rice Intensification, an advanced methodology in paddy farming, has enabled farmers in Nepal, to double their output. Using this improved technology, farmers can grow paddy with less water and it has also helped to minimize production costs compared to the traditional way of farming. Read more in October 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal.</strong></p>
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Air pollution monitoring station established in Rampur
A Trans-boundary Air Pollution Monitoring Station has been established in Rampur of Chitwan district (Nepal) with the motive of studying the sources of air pollution and its impact on the
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South Asia
Refugees clash For the first time in 16 years, a violent confrontation took place in the third week of February between Bhutanese refugees and villagers in Pathari, 600 km east of Nepal's
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In Short
high-smoking zone: The number of smokers in Himachal Pradesh (HP) is alarmingly high. This despite the state having the second highest literacy rate in the country. Forty-five per cent of HP's
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Social Progress Index 2017
<p>India has been ranked 93rd among 128 countries in the world in social progress. The Social Progress Index-2017 classifies India one of the ‘Lower Middle Social Progress’ countries with a score of 58.39. India scores very poorly on environmental quality reveals the global index.</p>
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South Asia
No small buses Sri Lanka's Western Province Transport Authority has decided to bid farewell to the minibuses with less than 26 seats, which are still transporting passengers on the roads of the
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2018 Environmental Performance Index
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at
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What should we be doing about kitchen smoke?
Despite many studies looking at levels of indoor air pollution, successful initiatives to reduce the burden of ill health are few. One reason may be some commonly held beliefs, especially among those not directly involved in household energy, on some key issues in this field. ITDG has been collaborating on smoke alleviation with the University of Liverpool and other groups internationally for several years. This discussion is based on approaches adopted through two on-going projects funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in Kenya, Nepal and Sudan. March 2005
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Giving direction
Nepal s Supreme Court questions the government s move to import polluting vehicles from India
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Norms in place
The March 2003 indictment by the Supreme Court of Nepal and unrelenting public pressure have finally forced the country's government to formulate a National Ambient Air Quality Standard (naaqs). The
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New air-purifying-device
Amidst the growing new technologies to check air pollution in the world, a new device to purify the polluted air has been developed in Nepal. RC Sharma, an Indian-born technician who worked in the
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Submerged in severe pollution
Kathmandu valley (Nepal) is experiencing severe air pollution due to brick kilns, cement factory, domestic fuel, and ever increasing vehicular traffic. The city is suffering from poor waste
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GAS SHORTAGE
Due to a tremendous increase in the number of ecofriendly vehicles running on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Kathmandu, Nepal, there has been a severe shortage of cooking gas. Some 700